CARRATT v. COMMONWEALTH


205 S.E.2d 653 (1974)

215 Va. 55

Samuel C. CARRATT, Jr. v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 10, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Harry Michael, Jr., Richard H. Barrick (Michael, Dent & Brooks, Wingfield, Barrick & Feil, Charlottesville, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

Gilbert W. Haith, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Andrew P. Miller, Atty. Gen., on brief), for defendant in error.

Before SNEAD, C. J., and I'ANSON, CARRICO, HARRISON, COCHRAN, HARMAN and POFF, JJ.


HARRISON, Justice.

Samuel C. Carratt, Jr. was indicted for operating, conducting and being concerned in managing a lottery commonly known as the numbers game, or the numbers racket, in violation of Virginia Code § 18.1-340. He was convicted of possession of numbers, records and paraphernalia. He appeals the judgment of the lower court fixing his punishment at confinement in jail for one year and a fine of $500 in accordance with the verdict of the jury.

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